Runnin' Scaredtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112/img/atom_logo.png2015-03-03T18:09:44ZQuick bits, direct hits, and reader fits on the Village Voice staff blogMovable Type Enterprise 4.21-enPodcast: Here's Why Fox's Empire Rulestag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8166142015-03-03 10:37:382015-03-03T18:09:44Z
There are five reasons why Fox's Empire has become a breakout hit, and on this week's Voice Film Club podcast, we run down why the show, introduced as a mid-season replacement, has surged to nea...Nick Lucchesi741
There are five reasons why Fox's Empire has become a breakout hit, and on this week's Voice Film Club podcast, we run down why the show, introduced as a mid-season replacement, has surged to nea...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816614.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816614.t.jpgDe Blasio Agrees 'Black Wives Matter' in Chummy Nightly Show Appearancetag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8166512015-03-03 01:07:252015-03-03T16:04:15Z
Mayor Bill de Blasio was on the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Monday, talking cops, affordable housing, and, thankfully, weed.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio was on the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Monday, talking cops, affordable housing, and, thankfully, weed.
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If New York had an official pastime, it would be real estate. In between searching for increasingly remote crawlspaces to inhabit, we love to bitch about our astronomical rents and gloat shamel...Pinky Guest4799
If New York had an official pastime, it would be real estate. In between searching for increasingly remote crawlspaces to inhabit, we love to bitch about our astronomical rents and gloat shamel...
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0http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816517.t.jpgYour Vacation From Alternate-Side Parking Rules May Be About to Endtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8162922015-03-02 09:00:362015-03-03T16:58:00Z
Today, New Yorkers with cars will go through the now-familiar process of not getting in their cars, not pulling them over to the opposite side of the street to double-park, not waiting with thei...Katie Toth4874
Today, New Yorkers with cars will go through the now-familiar process of not getting in their cars, not pulling them over to the opposite side of the street to double-park, not waiting with thei...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816292.100x95.jpgWhy We're Not Being Asked to Move Our Carshttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816292.t.jpgLeonard Nimoy Represented the Best of Humanitytag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8164232015-02-27 18:16:432015-02-27T23:31:09Z
Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83. Both on camera and off, he exemplified the best of what Star Trek, and thus humanity, could represent.
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Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83. Both on camera and off, he exemplified the best of what Star Trek, and thus humanity, could represent.
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816423.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816423.t.jpgLead Contamination Leads to Another Lawsuit Against Notorious NYC Landlordtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8163572015-02-27 15:53:422015-02-28T21:01:25Z...Katie Toth4874
Residents of 113 Stanton Street are suing oft-embattled landlord Samy Mahfar for harassment, arguing that by using unsafe construction tactics, Mahfar is — stop us if you've heard this one...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816357.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816357.t.jpgHere's That Non-Jewish 2015 Annie Hall Remake the World's Been Waiting Fortag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8163632015-02-27 12:43:332015-03-01T22:25:37Z...Alan Scherstuhl837
Maybe he needed the eggs.
That's our best guess as to what's going on in this confounding — but sometimes funny — video that just turned up online. Brooklyn-based filmmaker J.D. Oxblo...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816363.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816363.t.jpgFueled by Industry Funding, Group Protests State E-Cig Taxtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8162822015-02-27 11:25:562015-02-28T20:02:48Z
New York State is considering higher taxes and more restrictions on e-cigarettes, and at least one group is not taking the move lying down.
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New York State is considering higher taxes and more restrictions on e-cigarettes, and at least one group is not taking the move lying down.
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816282.100x95.jpgProtesters Rally to Prevent Taxes on E-Cigaretteshttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816282.t.jpgCharter Schools CEO Incorporates Soccer Just as NYC FC Looks to City's Youth Programstag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8159452015-02-27 07:13:502015-03-02T22:46:19Z
Success Academy Charter Schools, which has won praise for its students' academic achievements, has quietly launched a soccer program after recruiting a coach from one of Manhattan's most success...Joe Lamport5030
Success Academy Charter Schools, which has won praise for its students' academic achievements, has quietly launched a soccer program after recruiting a coach from one of Manhattan's most success...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815945.100x95.jpgCharter School Incorporates Soccer Just as NYC FC Looks to City's Youthhttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815945.t.jpgSergeants Union Head and NYC Mayor Side-Hug, Make Uptag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8162442015-02-26 16:15:452015-02-26T23:09:48Z
Mayor Bill de Blasio has forged a new bond with the dude who once called him a "nincompoop."
The mayor and Sergeants Benevolent Association president Ed Mullins have agreed on a roughly $252.1 mi...Jon Campbell and Katie Toth5045
Mayor Bill de Blasio has forged a new bond with the dude who once called him a "nincompoop."
The mayor and Sergeants Benevolent Association president Ed Mullins have agreed on a roughly $252.1 mi...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816244.100x95.jpgOne More Police Union Reaches a Contract With NYChttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816244.t.jpgThe Education of David Carrtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8162412015-02-26 15:09:162015-02-27T01:46:11Z...Andy Mannix919
In the early 1980s, decades before David Carr became David Carr — the New York Times' authority on all things media, brash star of the documentary Page One, author of the drug-fueled memoi...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816241.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816241.t.jpgReverend Billy Talen Appears in Court, Rejects Plea Deal, and Now Heads to Trialtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8162022015-02-26 14:38:392015-02-27T02:25:00Z
Earth-worshipping, honeybee-loving professional rabble-rouser "Reverend Billy" Talen is headed to trial.
At an appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 26, in front of Judge Ann Sche...Katie Toth4874
Earth-worshipping, honeybee-loving professional rabble-rouser "Reverend Billy" Talen is headed to trial.
At an appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 26, in front of Judge Ann Sche...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816202.100x95.jpgRev. Billy Will Go to Trial for Disorderly Conducthttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816202.t.jpgServers Respond to Their $2.50 Raise: 'Cool'tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8160262015-02-25 14:43:332015-02-25T21:05:25Z...Katie Toth4874
Activists are celebrating the rise of New York State's minimum tipped wage, from $5 to $7.50 an hour, as a major victory.
But in the classic hipster style this city — Brooklyn in particu...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816026.100x95.jpgWaitstaff Will Get $2.50 More an Hour in Decemberhttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/816026.t.jpgThe Aggressively Freaky 'Mr. Lower East Side' Pageant Is Forced to Brooklyntag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8159652015-02-25 08:12:452015-03-02T13:24:22Z
After fifteen years of celebrating an anti-pageant featuring nudity, bizarre genitalia-related talent shows, and an all-night bacchanal in Manhattan, the annual Mr. Lower East Side was moved to ...Irene Chidinma Nwoye4891
After fifteen years of celebrating an anti-pageant featuring nudity, bizarre genitalia-related talent shows, and an all-night bacchanal in Manhattan, the annual Mr. Lower East Side was moved to ...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815965.100x95.jpgMr. Lower East Side Moves to Brooklynhttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815965.t.jpgResidents Brave (Seriously) Bitter Cold to Fight to Preserve Historic Brooklyn Bank Buildingtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8159122015-02-25 07:48:292015-02-25T13:17:13Z
On February 24, about eight East New York residents stood on a post-industrial street corner, bundled in boots and scarves as they braved the brutal minus-6-degree wind chill (the actual tempera...Katie Toth4874
On February 24, about eight East New York residents stood on a post-industrial street corner, bundled in boots and scarves as they braved the brutal minus-6-degree wind chill (the actual tempera...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815912.100x95.jpgEast New York Residents Fight to Save Buildinghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815912.t.jpgNew York's Bravest Is Trans FDNY Firefighter Brooke Guinantag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8158912015-02-24 14:47:472015-02-27T18:03:49Z
"The world doesn't have language to actively allow me to identify myself."
Leaning over the kitchen countertop in her two-bedroom apartment in Queens, Brooke Guinan tries to explain, via four h...Irene Chidinma Nwoye4891
"The world doesn't have language to actively allow me to identify myself."
Leaning over the kitchen countertop in her two-bedroom apartment in Queens, Brooke Guinan tries to explain, via four h...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815891.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815891.t.jpgPodcast: Winners, Awkward Moments, and Losers From the 2015 Oscarstag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8157582015-02-24 11:03:572015-02-24T16:51:28Z
There was an awkward moment between Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson and her mom, Melanie Griffith, on the red carpet before the Oscars on Sunday. But the world got to see Johnson's impr...Nick Lucchesi741
There was an awkward moment between Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson and her mom, Melanie Griffith, on the red carpet before the Oscars on Sunday. But the world got to see Johnson's impr...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815758.100x95.jpghttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815758.t.jpgThese People Take Their 'First Editions' of the Iliad Very Seriouslytag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8156232015-02-24 06:09:192015-02-24T14:54:08Z
In the latest Jennifer Lopez hate-watch masterpiece, The Boy Next Door, she plays a classics teacher who is seduced by her strapping young student, played by Ryan Guzman. In one particularly unfo...Katie Toth4874
In the latest Jennifer Lopez hate-watch masterpiece, The Boy Next Door, she plays a classics teacher who is seduced by her strapping young student, played by Ryan Guzman. In one particularly unfo...
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815623.100x95.jpgIliad Are Expensive and Fancy]]>http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815623.t.jpgAfter Taxi Driver Allegedly Assaults Pregnant Woman, She Gives Birth Prematurelytag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8157332015-02-23 21:01:182015-02-24T13:56:52Z
Leslie Cooper says she was just trying to catch a ride home from work when an assault by a cab driver led to the terrifying preterm delivery of her baby daughter.
...Jon Campbell4759
Leslie Cooper says she was just trying to catch a ride home from work when an assault by a cab driver led to the terrifying preterm delivery of her baby daughter.
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1http://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815733.100x95.jpgPregnant Woman Allegedly Assaulted by Cab Driverhttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/common/assets/815733.t.jpgHaggling in the Hallways of NYC Housing Court Is Hard If You Don't Speak Englishtag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2015:/runninscared//112.8157212015-02-23 16:20:212015-02-24T06:38:52Z
Tenants who face their landlords in housing court go up against experienced attorneys in the courtroom and when haggling in the hallways. Now imagine waging that battle without knowing what anyo...Katie Toth4874
Tenants who face their landlords in housing court go up against experienced attorneys in the courtroom and when haggling in the hallways. Now imagine waging that battle without knowing what anyo...
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